Dear parents,

For our last class of the Fall Semester, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Literary Elements

    (Lesson 2, Task 2, Your turn Practice)

2) Text Features

    (Lesson 6, Task 2, Your Turn)

It has been a real joy teaching your children during this Fall Semester. I hope to see them continue with their English language studies in the Spring Semester. 

I wish you all health and happiness as we enter into this Lunar New Year.

My very best wishes are with you and your whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

We are now in our second week of Unit 2 ANEE English G3. 

Today, we completed the Weekly Test as well as Lesson 6, Task 2 in class today. We covered the following:

1) Grammar p.31-35 (Singular/Plural Nouns, End Marks: Period/Question/Exclamation, Sentence Types: Command/Statement/Question/Exclamation).

For homework, to the best of their ability, can your children please complete the following Lesson 6, Task 1, On-Level Reading activities:

1) Read Aloud, Record, and Submit p.1-15. 

2) 'Respond to Reading' p.16 (Text Evidence Q1-3)

3) My Wonder's Dictionary' - one to two word entries.

Thank you and have a very good evening.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

It was very nice to see your children for our first class of the Spring Semester. Your children are wonderful to teach and so very bright.

For today's lesson, we completed our in-class Grade 3, Unit 5, Lesson 7, Week 2 Diagnostic Assessment (to determine the English language Gr.3 Level they are currently at so that we can compare how well they improved by the end of the semester).

Your children all did very well. I will be sending each of you a personal message outlining your child's results.

Have a very good evening to you all.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

Today, we finished the Unit 2, Lesson 8, Week 2 test as well as completed Lesson 7, Task 2 in class. We covered the following:

1) Reading Strategies

2) Unfamiliar Words:                              ('My Wonder's Dictionary')

For homework, to the best of their ability, can your children please complete the following Lesson 7, Task 1, activities:

1) Reading Comprehension: p.63-66

2) 'My Wonder's Dictionary' - one or two word entries.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parent's,

It was so nice to see your children for our first Wonders G3 Standard class yesterday (Feb 11th). They all worked hard and tried their very best throughout the entire clas.Great!

We covered the following literacy concepts from Lesson 8, Task 2 (Grammar):

1) Subject/Object Nouns and Pronouns

2) Proofreading Strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Jamie please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 8, Task 1 (On-Level Reading):

p.1-15 

Read, Record, and Submit 

Please note: if you have trouble recording and submitting using the ANEE system, vocaroo.com is another option for you.

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend to your dear families and I look forward to our class next Friday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson (Lesson 9, Task 1 - Literature Book), we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Reading Strategies p.416-427

2) Respond to Reading p.429

- Summarize (Point of View)

- Text Evidence

- Genre: Expository Text

- Text Features

- Context Clues

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete:

Lesson 9, Task 2 - Your Turn - p.1-10

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend to you all.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

We completed Lesson 9, Task 1 in class today. We covered the following:

1) Spelling Test

2) Synonyms

3) New Vocabulary Meaning

For homework, to the best of their ability, can your children please complete the following Lesson 9, Task 2, activities:

1) Read Only p.132-139

2) Complete p.141-143

2) 'My Wonder's Dictionary' - one to two word entries.

Thank you and have a very good evening.

Mr. Grande.

What did we learn about today?

What is a community?

Vocabulary: tumble, scared, pronounce, practice, contribute, community, admire

Room to Grow

Subject (Who are we talking about in the story)

Predicate  (What is the subject doing)

Homework: Week 3 Lesson 9 Task 4 

Only do page 11-12

Judy Baca Lesson 10 Task 1

Due 07.21.2020: Please only do page 11-12

Dear parents,

Your children all had a very good lesson today. They were all motivated to succeed in their learning throughout the lesson and there was strong engagement with the literacy concepts being covered. Great job to all your children, thank you!

For today's lesson (Lesson 10, Task 2 [R&W]), we covered the following concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies

2) Key Vocabulary

3) Reading strategies

3) Author's Point of View

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Sentence Clues

6) Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 10, Task 1 [Spelling Practice]

- p. 133-137

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Thank you. Enjoy your weekend.

My very best wishes are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

We completed Lesson 10, Task 1 in class today. We covered the following:

1) Grammar p.36-39 (Nouns: singular, plural, regular, irregular)

For homework, to the best of their ability, can your children please complete the following:

Lesson 10, Task 1:

1) Grammar - p .40

2) 'My Wonder's Dictionary' - one to two word entries.

Thank you and have a very good evening.

Mr. Grande.

07/21/2020

What did we learn today?

1. What is a biography

Homework that is due 7/22/2020

Only do page 24-26.

Dear parents,

The Unit 2, Lesson 12, Week 3 Test was administered today. It is incomplete so we will continue tomorrow and finish the test in-class. Thank you. 

For homework, to the best of their ability, can your children please complete the following Lesson 11, Task 2, activities:

1) Vocabulary p.71 and p.77-78.

2) 'My Wonder's Dictionary' - one to two word entries.

Thank you and have a very good evening.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on test-taking strategies using the following test:

Unit 5, Lesson 11, Week 3 Test (G3U5W3)

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For HOMEWORK, please have your children complete the above test and submit it for my evaluation. Thank you.

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Many of your children have almost completed the above test in class today. Therefore, you may wish for them to have EXTRA HOMEWORK to do. If so, they can complete the following lesson: 

Lesson 12, Task 1 (On-Level Reading):

p. 2-14 ONLY

Read, Record, then Submit

(This EXTRA HOMEWORK is optional).

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To all of you, please enjoy your weekend and continue to be in good health and in good spirits. 

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

It has been an honour and a privilege to teach your children during this G3 Wonders Summer Program. They all worked very hard and I am very proud of them and their progress throughout the summer. 

I wish you all a safe and happy return to the new school year and my very best wishes and regards are with you all.

Sincerely,

Mr. Grande.

p.s.: I have now messaged each of you with your child's last Weekly Test result (unless your children was absent from today's class), which we completed today. Thank you.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson (Lesson 12, Task 1 - On-level Reading), we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies p.1

2) Reading strategies p.2-14

3) Respond to Reading p.15

     - Summarize (Point of View)

     - Text Evidence (Genre/Expository; Sentence Clues)

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 12, Task 2 (Grammar)

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Today, we covered a very important topic about Women's Rights. We read the story of Elizabeth Cody Stanton in Lesson 13, Task 1 (Literature Book). We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies p.432

2) Reading strategies p.433-449

- Text Feature: Illustrations

3) Respond to Reading p.451

- Point of View Chart

- Key Detail / Text Evidence.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 13, Task 2 [Your Turn]

- p.231, p.233-234, p.235 (pt.A), and p.236-238

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend to you all.

My very best wishes are with your whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

It is wonderful to start the G3 Wonders Fall Classes with your children. Our first day together went very well. Hopefully, your children enjoyed their lesson today.

Your children will need 4 items for every class:

- a notebook

- a pencil

- an eraser

- a ruler

We are beginning our classes from Unit 2, Lesson 13. Today, we completed Task 2 - Literature. We covered the following:

1) Reviewed Vocabulary p. 148-149

2) Read p.150-155 (Reading Strategies - Title, Genre, Expository Text, Text Features Introduction)

3) Completed p.156-159 (Reread, Author Point of View, Expository Text, Suffixes)

For homework, can your children please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Lesson 13, Task 1 (Spelling Practice)

2) Lesson 14, Task 1 (Your On Level Reading)

3) Lesson 14, Task 2 (Grammar)

Thank you and have a very good week to you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For yesterday's (Fri.Mar.04th) lesson (Lesson 14, Task 2 [R&W]), we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-read strategies p.372-373

2) Vocabulary p.374-375

3) Reading strategies p.376-380

4) Author's Point of View p.381

5) Genre: Biography/Autobiography p.382

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 14, Task 1 [Spelling Practice]

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Thank you and enjoy your weekend.

My very best wishes are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande